Oak Barrel Ale

Brewer:	Fieldpointe Breweryİ		Email:	fieldpointebrewery@mac.com
Beer:	Oak Barrel Ale		Style:	American Brown
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	32 HCU (~16 SRM)		Bitterness:	31 IBU
OG:	1.044		FG:	1.014
Alcohol:	3.8% v/v (3.0% w/w)
Water:	Add a teaspoon or so of gypsum if you like.
Grain:	6 oz. Belgian Aromatic 10 oz. American Crystal 60L 3 oz. American Crystal 120L 1 oz. American Chocolate
Steep:	Steep grains for the typical 45 minutes @ 155° F.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.036	6 gallons
	3 lb. Light LME 2 lb. Amber DME
	Add 1 teaspoon of flaked Irish Moss the last 15 minutes of the boil.
Hops:	1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) 2 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast #1098 British Ale Yeast White Labs WLP005 British Ale Yeast
Log:	Add two ounces of medium toast American oak chips when pitching yeast. One ounce of the aroma hops is a dry hop to the secondary added with an additional one ounce of medium toast American oak chips.
Carbonation:	Bottle using corn sugar or force carbonae in a keg.

Recipe posted 07/19/06.